The House Across the Lake
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Summary
11 hours， 30 minutes
The New York Times best-selling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night （“a master of the twist and the turn” - Rolling Stone） is back with his most unexpected thriller yet。
Casey Fletcher， a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press， has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont。 Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor， she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce， the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake。 They make for good viewing—a tech innovator， Tom is rich; and a former model， Katherine is gorgeous。
One day on the lake， Casey saves Katherine from drowning， and the two strike up a budding friendship。 But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage is not as perfect and placid as it appears。 When Katherine suddenly vanishes， Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her。 In the process， she uncovers eerie， darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt， obsession and how looks can be very deceiving。
With his trademark blend of sharp characters， psychological suspense， and gasp-worthy surprises， Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page。
The New York Times best-selling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night （“a master of the twist and the turn” - Rolling Stone） is back with his most unexpected thriller yet。
Casey Fletcher， a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press， has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont。 Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor， she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce， the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake。 They make for good viewing—a tech innovator， Tom is rich; and a former model， Katherine is gorgeous。
One day on the lake， Casey saves Katherine from drowning， and the two strike up a budding friendship。 But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage is not as perfect and placid as it appears。 When Katherine suddenly vanishes， Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her。 In the process， she uncovers eerie， darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt， obsession and how looks can be very deceiving。
With his trademark blend of sharp characters， psychological suspense， and gasp-worthy surprises， Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page。
Reviews
Karen Mennenga
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Enjoyed this book 。。。 it didn't take me long to finish。 Enjoyed this book 。。。 it didn't take me long to finish。 。。。more
ellena
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This is atrociously bad。 It’s bad in so many different ways that it’s like it hit the Bad Writing Bingo， and I’m genuinely impressed that something so aggressively mediocre and offensively dumb got so much buzz。 Whatever preservation instinct in the back of my mind had me avoiding Riley Sager despite goodreads shoving all his books at me on every occasion was right， and I was a fool for ignoring it。 Bad Writing Bingo checklist， mild spoilers ahead。✓ Horrible pacing。 This book takes 300 pages to This is atrociously bad。 It’s bad in so many different ways that it’s like it hit the Bad Writing Bingo， and I’m genuinely impressed that something so aggressively mediocre and offensively dumb got so much buzz。 Whatever preservation instinct in the back of my mind had me avoiding Riley Sager despite goodreads shoving all his books at me on every occasion was right， and I was a fool for ignoring it。 Bad Writing Bingo checklist， mild spoilers ahead。✓ Horrible pacing。 This book takes 300 pages to get anywhere and then it just doesn’t end， an avalanche of over-the-top reveals one after another。 There are endless stretches of dull nothingsoup （an unforgivable sin for a thriller） while the main character allegedly grieves and descents descending into alcoholism， even though the writing fails at conveying any kind of emotion so it’s like reading a summary of a summary。 Then a bunch of things happen at once and keep happening， and happening， and happening， and it should be fun but the lack of emotional connection with any of the characters + the complete absence of any feeling of high stakes in the plot makes it feel more like getting whacked in the head by a bat that won’t stop。 ✓ Relatedly: foreshadowing fail。 Some of the characters’ actions make no sense in light of future plot developments， but I guess setting them up properly would have minimized the shock value。 Yawn。✓ Flat characterisation。 We are told the main character is sad and grieving and possibly traumatize; the writing shows none of that。 There are a lot of interchangeable characters with stock plot roles and minimal personalities， and a potential love interest introduced early on which I completely forgot about by the time he shows up again because everyone is a non-entity。 I didn’t care about anyone， couldn’t even muster up the energy to hate them。 They are all uniformly bland and terrible and a waste of my time。✓ Relatedly: bonus Male-Author-Writing-Women moments， such as this sparkling moment where the （female） main character thinks:“Ah， the old minimize-a-woman’s-concern-by-making-her-think-she’s-obsessed-and-slightly-hysterical bit。 I expected something more original from Tom。”So thought no woman ever。 This reads like a man trying to describe what he thinks a woman’s annoyance at being talked down to by a man ought to feel like， but it’s so clumsy it just made me eyeroll instead。✓ Supernatural elements that are meant to feel creepy but are just laughable。 Everyone is awful quick in believing in the supernatural despite the near-complete lack of set-up or foreshadowing， and the way it unfolds could have been tasty but it just feels like a campfire horror story at a teenage summer camp。 ✓ Fragmented prose that destroys any kind of suspense。 It’s all super short paragraphs that are half a sentence long and are probably supposed to convey tension but were so overused that it felt like reading someone’s shopping list and ended up having the opposite result。 The writing felt very stilted and I found it very hard to connect to the plot because it all read like a checklist。 The book opens with the main character lying to the police about the man tied up in her basement， and I completely forgot about that for the first third of the book because the writing was so dull it was like being anaesthetized。 tl，dr: this was not only bad but offensively so。 Props to Sager’s marketing team for hustling to promote this nonsense！ 。。。more
books_by_bethany
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After losing her husband， actress Casey Fletcher turns to alcohol to cope， causing her to receive a string of bad press and publicity。 She retreats to her family’s lake house in Vermont to escape， and soon begins watching her neighbors， ex-model Katherine Royce and her husband Tom。 When Katherine disappears， Casey becomes obsessed with figuring out what happened to her， discovering some dark truths along the way。 The first half of this novel was very similar to “The Woman in the Window”—the nosy After losing her husband， actress Casey Fletcher turns to alcohol to cope， causing her to receive a string of bad press and publicity。 She retreats to her family’s lake house in Vermont to escape， and soon begins watching her neighbors， ex-model Katherine Royce and her husband Tom。 When Katherine disappears， Casey becomes obsessed with figuring out what happened to her， discovering some dark truths along the way。 The first half of this novel was very similar to “The Woman in the Window”—the nosy， unreliable narrator with a drinking problem spying on her neighbors and witnessing a potential crime。 The second half of the book delivered some unexpected twists， but I wasn’t thrilled with the direction the story went。 While this was not my favorite of Riley Sager’s novels， it was a fast read， and a decent summer thriller。Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for my gifted e-ARC！ 。。。more
books_by_bethany
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After losing her husband， actress Casey Fletcher turns to alcohol to cope， causing her to receive a string of bad press and publicity。 She retreats to her family’s lake house in Vermont to escape， and soon begins watching her neighbors， ex-model Katherine Royce and her husband Tom。 When Katherine disappears， Casey becomes obsessed with figuring out what happened to her， discovering some dark truths along the way。 The first half of this novel was very similar to “The Woman in the Window”—the nosy After losing her husband， actress Casey Fletcher turns to alcohol to cope， causing her to receive a string of bad press and publicity。 She retreats to her family’s lake house in Vermont to escape， and soon begins watching her neighbors， ex-model Katherine Royce and her husband Tom。 When Katherine disappears， Casey becomes obsessed with figuring out what happened to her， discovering some dark truths along the way。 The first half of this novel was very similar to “The Woman in the Window”—the nosy， unreliable narrator with a drinking problem spying on her neighbors and witnessing a potential crime。 The second half of the book delivered some unexpected twists， but I wasn’t thrilled with the direction the story went。 While this was not my favorite of Riley Sager’s novels， it was a fast read， and a decent summer thriller。Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for my gifted e-ARC！ 。。。more
Barb Lie
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The House Across the Lake is another fantastic novel by Riley Sager。 I have read a number of books by Sager， and in each book， he continues to surprise and shock us with many twists we never expect。 Casey Fletcher， our heroine， is a well-known actress， who in the past year lost her husband to drowning。 She hides out from the press， at the family lake house in Vermont， spending her time constantly drinking a number of bottles of liquor a day; as she continues to grieve。 Casey uses her binoculars The House Across the Lake is another fantastic novel by Riley Sager。 I have read a number of books by Sager， and in each book， he continues to surprise and shock us with many twists we never expect。 Casey Fletcher， our heroine， is a well-known actress， who in the past year lost her husband to drowning。 She hides out from the press， at the family lake house in Vermont， spending her time constantly drinking a number of bottles of liquor a day; as she continues to grieve。 Casey uses her binoculars daily to look at other houses around Lake Green， and becomes obsessed with watching a famous couple， former model Katherine Royce and her husband， Tom， who have recently purchased the house across the lake。 One day， Casey sees Katherine struggling in the lake， and she comes to her rescue; with both of them becoming fast friends。 Both Katherine and Tom visit Casey， to thank her for saving Katherine。 During the evenings， Casey continues to overdo her drinking and spy on the Royce’s， until she continues to notice that something is not right in their marriage。 When Katherine suddenly disappears， Casey is obsessed with finding out what happened to her; as she suspects the husband。 Casey will confide in a friend living next door， who has a police detective friend; but there is no evidence of wrong doing; in her determination， she uncovers strange and darker truths。 Will the police investigate or ignore her claims due to her excessive drinking？The House Across the Lake was an amazing exciting thriller， that had me on the edge of my seat throughout; with a journey that is filled with many shocking twists and turns。 To say anything more would be spoilers， and this is a story that needs to be read to the end。 Riley Sager once again gives us another wild， crazy and surprising， not to mention entertaining ending。 If you love intense and exciting thrillers， you can do no wrong reading Riley Sager。BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Kera’s Always Reading
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I wanted this book to work for me。 The cover is what really pulled me in。 The plot seemed like something I’ve seen/read before but I was hopeful that Sager could put some twist on it making it feel fresh and new… unfortunately that wasn’t the case。The writing is never an issue for me with Riley Sager。 It’s always fantastic and compelling。 What did not seem to work for me was the pace and the plot twists。 It seemed like I was waiting and waiting for something to happen that was going to change my I wanted this book to work for me。 The cover is what really pulled me in。 The plot seemed like something I’ve seen/read before but I was hopeful that Sager could put some twist on it making it feel fresh and new… unfortunately that wasn’t the case。The writing is never an issue for me with Riley Sager。 It’s always fantastic and compelling。 What did not seem to work for me was the pace and the plot twists。 It seemed like I was waiting and waiting for something to happen that was going to change my mind， and while the twists are wild， I found them more outlandish than entertaining。I really enjoyed some aspects of this book though。 The setting was great and the writing really puts you right on this lake。 I just wish that I enjoyed this book more。 I feel like instead of a twist on an already told story wasn’t given。 It was the same old song and dance。 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsAlcoholismSuicideGrief & loss depictionDeath of a husband
Cheri McElroy
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Yes， this book has tropes that you’ve seen before。 But it does so purposely-and turns it on it’s head。 Horror， ghosts， and thrillers combine into a crazy story。 Read it。
Books
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I’ve been going back and forth on this book for about a week now and overall the story premise has a real Alfred Hitchcock “Rear Window” kind of feel。 That part I really liked but I had a hard time relating to the central character。 Mystery/Thriller lovers will like this book and that’s what I’m going to take into consideration for my rating。 For me personally， this story was a 3 star read for me。 As a bookseller， I can see a lot of people that will enjoy this book so therefore， I’m going to giv I’ve been going back and forth on this book for about a week now and overall the story premise has a real Alfred Hitchcock “Rear Window” kind of feel。 That part I really liked but I had a hard time relating to the central character。 Mystery/Thriller lovers will like this book and that’s what I’m going to take into consideration for my rating。 For me personally， this story was a 3 star read for me。 As a bookseller， I can see a lot of people that will enjoy this book so therefore， I’m going to give the book 4 stars。Riley Sager is a talented writer， and I will continue to read him。 Unfortunately this story didn’t do it for me but will definitely be a book many others will enjoy。 Thank you to #netgalley and #penquingroupdutton for allowing me to read the eARC of this book， All opinions expressed above are my own， 。。。more
Jill
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I would like to thank Dutton for the opportunity to read and review this book。 This book started out a bit slow for me， but as I was moving forward it became a really slow burn because once things came together boy did they come together！！ As usual Riley Sager writes such gripping， crazy， edge of your seat stories that keep you guessing。 This one had me surprised several times， not what I was expecting！ I love a book that keeps me guessing and this book had that！ Casey is grieving her husbands d I would like to thank Dutton for the opportunity to read and review this book。 This book started out a bit slow for me， but as I was moving forward it became a really slow burn because once things came together boy did they come together！！ As usual Riley Sager writes such gripping， crazy， edge of your seat stories that keep you guessing。 This one had me surprised several times， not what I was expecting！ I love a book that keeps me guessing and this book had that！ Casey is grieving her husbands death， has turned to the bottle for comfort and her life is falling apart。 She goes to the Lake House at her mothers insistence to try to pull herself together。 Things start getting weird when she finds herself using her deceased husbands binoculars to spy on a new couple who have bought the super modern home across the lake。 I love a strong character who won't give up when they believe they've seen something that needs investigating， and Casey doesn't disappoint！ If you like a thriller that's full of surprises this book is for you！ 。。。more
Jackie
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I was really enjoying this 。。 until the twist。 Completely ruined the book for me after that。 I found myself rushing through the end。
Georgi_Lvs_Books
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A favourite from Riley Sager！ Now the twist in this story is one I have read a couple of times now and with each of those books I loved them and that is no different to The House Across The Lake。 I’m not going to mention the twist or the other books that are similar because it would spoil the surprise！ But it’s defiantly a favourite plot of mine。 If you enjoy reading thrillers and have an open mind， READ THIS！！！
Jeremy Anderberg
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（3。5） This one was a wild ride for sure。 Pretty similar to Woman in the Window， Girl on the Train， etc。 for the first half， but then Sager knew he had to take things in a different direction and went off the rails a little。 There are multiple shock twists; they don't all work to the same degree。 That said， it was fun and quick-reading and a good intro to Sager's thrillers， which I hadn't read yet。 （3。5） This one was a wild ride for sure。 Pretty similar to Woman in the Window， Girl on the Train， etc。 for the first half， but then Sager knew he had to take things in a different direction and went off the rails a little。 There are multiple shock twists; they don't all work to the same degree。 That said， it was fun and quick-reading and a good intro to Sager's thrillers， which I hadn't read yet。 。。。more
Heidi
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Thank you to Dutton for an advanced copy of The House Across the Lake。 I just finished it last night and had to sleep on it before forming my review。 I had such high hopes for this book because Sager is an auto buy author for me， but I think after sleeping on it， I have decided it was just okay for me。 While I don't want to give away any spoilers， the general premise is Casey is an alcoholic who sits in her house on the lake and watches her neighbors through her binoculars。 She befriends Katheri Thank you to Dutton for an advanced copy of The House Across the Lake。 I just finished it last night and had to sleep on it before forming my review。 I had such high hopes for this book because Sager is an auto buy author for me， but I think after sleeping on it， I have decided it was just okay for me。 While I don't want to give away any spoilers， the general premise is Casey is an alcoholic who sits in her house on the lake and watches her neighbors through her binoculars。 She befriends Katherine， her lake neighbor， who quickly disappears。 All signs point to Katherine's husband， Tom， but things aren't as they seem。 I think where the story lost me was when the first twist was revealed。 I sort of saw it coming， but it ended up going in a direction / topic that is completely uninteresting to me。 After that， I found myself buzzing through the back half of the book。 Don't get me wrong， there were some nail biting moments， but overall， it just missed the mark for me。 。。。more
Sarah Jefferson
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Since actor Casey Fletcher's husband died， she's been making big mistake after big mistake。 She's tried drowning her sorrows in alcohol， and after ruining her show by showing up blackout drunk， her mom and best friend decide it's time for her to get herself together。 Casey is sent to the family cabin on Lake Green to dry out--the same lake where her husband drowned。 One day， Casey finds her rich and famous model neighbor Katherine face down in the lake， seemingly drowned as well， and manages to Since actor Casey Fletcher's husband died， she's been making big mistake after big mistake。 She's tried drowning her sorrows in alcohol， and after ruining her show by showing up blackout drunk， her mom and best friend decide it's time for her to get herself together。 Casey is sent to the family cabin on Lake Green to dry out--the same lake where her husband drowned。 One day， Casey finds her rich and famous model neighbor Katherine face down in the lake， seemingly drowned as well， and manages to bring her back to life。 After the rescue， the two women strike up an unlikely friendship。 Casey becomes curious about Katherine and her husband， Tom （a social media mogul）， and begins to spy on them using her husband's high powered birdwatching binoculars。 After seeing some disturbing behavior between Katherine and Tom， she checks on her friend and realizes that she may be in trouble。 Katherine goes missing， and of course Tom is Casey's prime suspect， even if the police don't believe it。 What Casey finds is even more disturbing than she had imagined。 Can Casey save her friend， or is it already too late？I've read several of Riley Sager's books， and they've always had a great twist。 This book is no exception， but it definitely goes in a different direction than any of their other books。 Casey is infuriating， and extremely hard for me to like at times。 Katherine is charismatic but also erratic at times， and Tom is a charming jerk。 If you like Sager's other books， you'll like this one。 In my opinion， it was not predictable at all。I received this ARC courtesy of Goodreads， in return for my honest and unbiased review。 。。。more
Bettys Book Club
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The author atop the genre …I’ve read 40 thriller/mystery books so far this year and Riley Sager’s writing style stands out to me for the following reasons:He is a true fan of genre contentHe is campHe likes to pay homage to the greats that came before himHis books are fun！！ IMO that is what’s missing from a lot of thrillers， this tongue-in-cheek style of writing。 Seriously， look under the surface of what’s going on here。In the House Across The Lake， Sager puts a spin on Rear Window， which had al The author atop the genre …I’ve read 40 thriller/mystery books so far this year and Riley Sager’s writing style stands out to me for the following reasons:He is a true fan of genre contentHe is campHe likes to pay homage to the greats that came before himHis books are fun！！ IMO that is what’s missing from a lot of thrillers， this tongue-in-cheek style of writing。 Seriously， look under the surface of what’s going on here。In the House Across The Lake， Sager puts a spin on Rear Window， which had already been spun into The Girl on the Train and The Woman in the Window。 Yes， yes， we have an unreliable drunk narrator who sees shit when she becomes a creeper。In this book we are introduced to Casey Fletcher， she’s an actress on a timeout at her family’s lake house。 She fell into an alcoholic depression after her husband drowned in the very lake she now looks out to。 One day she rescues her supermodel neighbor， Katherine， who’s drowning in the lake。 Drowning is the new stabbing！ The two become friends， and Casey starts to spy on her and her husband as one does。 One night she sees them fight and Katherine goes missing。Casey is determined to find out what happened to Katherine。 The basic plot sounds similar to the other books， BUT this book is far more twisty and OTT。 Casey is a much more savvy and interesting of a character compared to Rachel and Anna。 The ending is WILD and yes you will be like what？？ Just go with it。 It’s supposed to be fun and if you are looking for a literal thriller you will be upset。Sager is a fresh dip in a very murky pool。 。。。more
Jen
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I received this from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I think this is one of Riley‘s favorite books that I’ve ever read。 I love that he continues to add nods to old movie genres in his books。 I think people that love the old movies that are featured， such as Rear Window in this one， will really enjoy being able to revisit a movie that they loved inside of a book。This book was finished in three sittings and would’ve been finished in two， but I actually had to get up an adult and do I received this from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I think this is one of Riley‘s favorite books that I’ve ever read。 I love that he continues to add nods to old movie genres in his books。 I think people that love the old movies that are featured， such as Rear Window in this one， will really enjoy being able to revisit a movie that they loved inside of a book。This book was finished in three sittings and would’ve been finished in two， but I actually had to get up an adult and do some things。 However， without giving anything away I will say that I was kept completely entertained， turning the pages， and completely surprised by the turn of events。 You should go into this one blind and just not expect anything because the unexpected will happen。 。。。more
Wendy
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Thank you NetGalley for the Arc of The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager in return for my honest review。 This is the first book I have read by this author and it certainly wont be the last， I was hooked from the very first chapter till the last， it is a brilliantly written thriller with a shocking twist I didn’t see coming。 I will defiantly be adding Rileys other books to my ever growing to be read pile。 I recommend reading this book you really wont be disappointed。
_bookishtea
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Ummmmmmm……。。 idk about this one。。🤨I liked some things。 The twist definitely shocked me， maybe not in a good way but nonetheless shocking。
Angie Simmons
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This is a WILD ride， probably the most wild Sager book I’ve ever read。 Unreliable narrator and new widow Casey takes to spying on her neighbors across the lake with binoculars。 As per usual， people do and don’t take her seriously because of her drinking （hence the unreliable part）， but that all gets literally shoved aside about 3/4 of the way into the book when Mr。 Sager just begins slapping the reader in the face with plot twists galore。 I’m not kidding， one after the other， and it’s absolutely This is a WILD ride， probably the most wild Sager book I’ve ever read。 Unreliable narrator and new widow Casey takes to spying on her neighbors across the lake with binoculars。 As per usual， people do and don’t take her seriously because of her drinking （hence the unreliable part）， but that all gets literally shoved aside about 3/4 of the way into the book when Mr。 Sager just begins slapping the reader in the face with plot twists galore。 I’m not kidding， one after the other， and it’s absolutely dizzying。 It’s a good story， and while not my favorite Sager， this is one hell of a ride for thriller lovers。 And the ending was absolutely perfect。 This one is going to fly off the shelves and people will be gasping about the plot twists for a long time to come。 **Thanks so much to #NetGalley and Dutton for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 My opinions are my own。** 。。。more
Paula Terrado
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3。75 but rounding it off to 4。Thank you to the author， Dutton Books， and NetGalley for the copy！R E V I E W:The title of this book is pretty much a giveaway on what kind of thriller trope you would expect to read。 Reading this gave me The Woman in the Window vibes because of the spy-on-your-neighbor plot。 I’m not really a huge fan of these kinds of stories since i find them dragging to read。However， I did like the unreliable characters throughout the story。 I like when books keep me guessing。 I 3。75 but rounding it off to 4。Thank you to the author， Dutton Books， and NetGalley for the copy！R E V I E W:The title of this book is pretty much a giveaway on what kind of thriller trope you would expect to read。 Reading this gave me The Woman in the Window vibes because of the spy-on-your-neighbor plot。 I’m not really a huge fan of these kinds of stories since i find them dragging to read。However， I did like the unreliable characters throughout the story。 I like when books keep me guessing。 I am also a huge fan of the ending because， man， that was a wild ride。 The last part of this book totally blew my mind with all the unexpected twists。 This was my first time reading a Riley Sager book and I’d say it was a great experience！ I cannot wait to read his other books and enjoy his writing。 。。。more
Sherry
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This review is hard to write。 I don’t want to give too many specifics and spoil the plot。 Let’s start with did this live up to the feeling I had reading The Final Girls？ No。 Would I have loved it if I didn’t have such high expectations？ Maybe， but probably not。 Did I keep picking it up in audio and print every chance I had because I wanted to know what happened？ Heck yes。 While walking and listening did the book surprise me to gasp out loud？ Yes。 Since so many thrillers have unlikeable character This review is hard to write。 I don’t want to give too many specifics and spoil the plot。 Let’s start with did this live up to the feeling I had reading The Final Girls？ No。 Would I have loved it if I didn’t have such high expectations？ Maybe， but probably not。 Did I keep picking it up in audio and print every chance I had because I wanted to know what happened？ Heck yes。 While walking and listening did the book surprise me to gasp out loud？ Yes。 Since so many thrillers have unlikeable characters doing unlikable things， I have found a new way to determine their worthiness。 Did the book keep me guessing and did I need to keep reading to find out what happened？ I’d say yes to both of these。 One of things I can rave about is the homage Sager pays to Rear Window。 It is subtle and masterfully done。 I’ve always loved how he can take an old movie and weave it into his books for those that know to appreciate and those that don’t aren’t missing out as they read。At the start of listening， I wasn’t sure I liked listening to Bernadette Dunn narrate， but the longer I listened， the more she really ended up fitting the part。 I’m not sure if the more I knew about the character， the more she fit or she grew on me， but by the end I couldn’t imagine anyone else。 。。。more
Terry Nichols
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A thoroughly delightful read full of twists and turns。 I enjoyed every minute of it！
Madeline Faith
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“I’ve been watching the lake at a mental remove， which happens when you’ve seen something a thousand times。 Looking but not really。 Seeing everything， registering nothing。”Thank you to @duttonbooks and @netgalley for the advanced copy of @riley。sager’s new book “The House Across The Lake” 💭: If you know me， you know I am a HUGE fan of Sager and have absolutely been anticipating this book since it was first announced。 I was giddy when I received a copy and spent the day reading it in one sit-in y “I’ve been watching the lake at a mental remove， which happens when you’ve seen something a thousand times。 Looking but not really。 Seeing everything， registering nothing。”Thank you to @duttonbooks and @netgalley for the advanced copy of @riley。sager’s new book “The House Across The Lake” 💭: If you know me， you know I am a HUGE fan of Sager and have absolutely been anticipating this book since it was first announced。 I was giddy when I received a copy and spent the day reading it in one sit-in yesterday because I was so excited。 It definitely lived up to the hype！I love a book with two different time perspectives （this book jumped back and forth from “NOW” to “BEFORE”。） It also led me guessing the entire time and through all my theories and guesses about the book… none of them were what I thought and when the end came… it as definitely NOT what I was expecting or could have ever guessed 👀 If you think you know what’s gonna happen… you don’t。Personally， I’m also a big fan of an unrealizable character （Casey， the main character， struggles with drinking which may often have us questioning what she REALLY saw）。If you’re a fan of “Women in the Window” and unique thrillers， you’ll definitely enjoy this one！You can read it yourself on Tuesday， June 21！ 。。。more
Gizem
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Riley Sager is one of my favorite thriller writers and I really wanted to love this book， but it didn‘t sweep me off my feet。 The story was predictable， dull and not plausible though the writing style was as always impeccable。 Hopefully his upcoming thriller will be a hit for me。 Thank you NetGalley / Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review。
Chandler
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4。5 stars， rounded up！ HOLY。 TWISTS。 I have truly never read a book with as many mind-blowing twists as this one。 My jaw was on the floor pretty much throughout the last 100 pages。 Wow wow wow。 It was a WILD RIDE， but I loved every second。 My ONLY reason for giving 4。5 is because it took quite a long time to start getting twisty。 However， unlike a lot of people， I really enjoyed all of the “slower” parts leading up to the insanity。 🤷🏼♀️ DEF a thriller to add to your TBR！Full review coming soon 4。5 stars， rounded up！ HOLY。 TWISTS。 I have truly never read a book with as many mind-blowing twists as this one。 My jaw was on the floor pretty much throughout the last 100 pages。 Wow wow wow。 It was a WILD RIDE， but I loved every second。 My ONLY reason for giving 4。5 is because it took quite a long time to start getting twisty。 However， unlike a lot of people， I really enjoyed all of the “slower” parts leading up to the insanity。 🤷🏼♀️ DEF a thriller to add to your TBR！Full review coming soon over on my bookstagram， @chandlersbooknook！ 。。。more
Rachel 💚
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Hmmm… what to say。 I wasn’t fully blown away by this， it was slow to begin with and then when the action did kick in it felt like themes I’ve read before in other thrillers。 I won’t say too much as not to ruin it for anyone else but I’ve seen this ‘twist’ done a few times and I was a tiny bit disappointed！ There were a few redeeming qualities and I didn’t see the last 2/3 chapters coming， the final twist did bump it up a star for me but definitely not his best by no means。
Liesl
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Crushingly disappointing。 Not only is the story in this book uninspired， shamelessly borrowing from other tales including Rear Window and The Girl on the Train， but it never fully grabbed my interest and transformed into the page-turner that I expected it to be。 Telling the story in a dual narrative from two different time period does it no favors， and in the final act this format muddles the unfolding events。 By far the worst aspect of the book is the preposterous twist it employs in the third Crushingly disappointing。 Not only is the story in this book uninspired， shamelessly borrowing from other tales including Rear Window and The Girl on the Train， but it never fully grabbed my interest and transformed into the page-turner that I expected it to be。 Telling the story in a dual narrative from two different time period does it no favors， and in the final act this format muddles the unfolding events。 By far the worst aspect of the book is the preposterous twist it employs in the third act to reframe everything that precedes it， a device that I found cheap and unnecessary。 I hope that Sager bounces back from this dud and pens something much better for his follow-up。Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this title。 。。。more
Casey
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Like a Vermont version of The Woman in the Window mixed with In a Dark Dark Wood。 A remote lake house， several famous residents， an unreliable narrator， too many dead spouses and missing girls to be a coincidence。 Lots of good-looking people watching each other across the lake and a strange paranormal twist。 Good， intriguing， but not terribly memorable。
Becky。 ♡
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